“More than anything else, Moll Flanders is an indictment of the social and moral values of her age.” Do you agree?

The novel Moll Flanders, written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1722, was one of the earliest English Novels. Like many other early English novels, Moll Flanders, is told in the first person as a narrative, and is presented as a truthful account, since at that time (the eighteenth century), the idea of a long, realistic work of fiction was still new. Moll Flanders is an extremely entertaining and action-packed story, but also gives a valuable and lively picture of the Eighteenth Century society. Although Moll is an exceptional character because of her ingenuity and extraordinary life, the problems she faces are firmly rooted in her society. Moll Flanders is indeed and indictment of the social and moral values of her age.
Moll’s life begins at a great disadvantage because she is the daughter of a transported convict. She lacks the support system of family and friends, that is quintessential in the successful upbringing of a child, both mentally and psychologically, and which wa...